202 | Avoiding Danger from Underground Services

Duration: 1 day

Course Aims:

This course aims to provide suitably qualified employees working within the Highway Electrical Sector the underpinning skills required to understand and use equipment to avoid danger from underground services. Additionally this course aims to provide sufficient knowledge to undertake the Assessment for Unit 1 of the NRSWA 1991.

Assessment:

A summative assessment will follow the completion of this course or group of courses.

Course Topics:

• Identification of hazards
• Safe Systems of Work and HS (G) 47
• Site drawings
• Service types
• Introduction to CAT & Genny
• Operation of Cable Avoidance Tools
• Operation of Generators
• Using the CAT in conjunction with a Sonde
• Safe Excavation

Objectives:

On completion of the course learners will:
• Identify associated Hazards
• Identify a Safe System of work
• Demonstrate the correct location of services using Site Drawings
• Identify underground services
• State the need for Underground Service Avoidance
• Demonstrate the correct use of underground services drawings
• Demonstrate the correct use of the Cable Avoidance Tool
• Demonstrate the correct use of the Generator and Ancillary equipment
• State the need for Safe Excavation/digging

Practical:

To enable maximum learning and benefit from this course, there will be a number of learner
exercises. These may be both interactive and demonstrative to enhance the learning experience.